THE VEGABONDS have released an urgent and fiery new single, “Best I Can,” to set up their new album, V, out January 18. It marks their first album by theNashville-based alternative southern rock band for Blue Élan Records (and fifth overall). Listen to “Best I Can”here.

Upon its January 4th release, “Best I Can” was added to four playlists at Spotify (“All New Rock” in the U.S. plus three international playlists) where the group has 60,000 monthly listeners and amassed over four million total Spotify streams. V‘s first three singles–“I Ain’t Having It,” “Everything I Need” and “Partyin’ With Strangers“–currently total over 265,000 Spotify streams.

On the live front, THE VEGABONDS have added more dates to their “Southbound & Down” tour launching January 10 (*see the dates below). The band is celebrating a decade of making music together and have logged over 1,000 live shows.

THE VEGABONDS — EARLY PRAISE:

“Their upcoming fifth album, titled V, showcases the latest iteration of their sound with tracks blending folk, country, rock & roll, and pop hooks, as well as the catchy wordsmithing of songwriter Daniel Allen. Fans of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, the Allman Brothers, or Springsteen will rave about V, which comes out on January 18.”

“The Vegabonds soar with catchy, desert-tinged rocker ‘Everything I Need’…one of the standout tracks on the upcoming album. The song takes on a sort of desert meets surf rock vibe and the band spaces out with psychedelic instrumentals and an insanely catchy chorus. The song is vaguely reminiscent of Tom Petty and even Chris Isaak but with a tinge of Southern boogie. There’s also a fiery guitar solo that leads into a spacier, slower groove and captures the depth of what The Vegabonds are truly capable of.”

V highlights the best of THE VEGABONDS‘ musicianship, vocals, lyrics and collective sound, illustrating their contagious blend of Americana, country, and rock influences. The album was produced by Tom Tapley, who did the same honors for the band’s critically acclaimed album What We’re Made Of and the “Long Haired Country Boy” single, in addition to producing albums for such diverse artists as Blackberry Smoke, Sugarland, Tyler Farr and Mastodon. The band is fronted by lead vocalist and songwriterDaniel Allen, with Richard Forehand(lead guitar/vocals), Paul Bruens(bass), Beau Cooper(keys/vocals), and Bryan Harris(drums) rounding out the quintet.

Above: album art for V

Catch The Vegabonds’ “Southbound & Down” Tour:

DATE

LOCATION

VENUE

THU

1/10

St Augustine, FL

Prohibition Kitchen

FRI

1/11

Tampa, FL

Seminole Casino Hard Rock Cafe

SAT

1/12

Boca Raton, FL

Funky Biscuit *

SUN

1/13

Boca Raton, FL

Funky Biscuit *

MON

1/14

West Palm Beach, FL

E.R. Bradley’s Saloon

WED

1/16

Jupiter, FL

Guanabanas

FRI

1/18

Jacksonville, FL

1904

SAT

1/19

Valdosta, GA

Bluewater Bar & Grill

SAT

1/26

Tallahassee, FL

Maclay Gardens State Park

THU

1/31

Statesboro, GA

Blue Room

FRI

2/1

Milledgeville, GA

The Tavern

FRI

2/8

Jackson, MS

Duling Hall

SAT

2/9

Chattanooga, TN

JJ’s Bohemia

FRI

2/22

Harrisonburg, VA

Clementine Café

SAT

2/23

Blacksburg, VA

Sycamore Deli

THU

3/28

Greenville, SC

Downtown Alive Series

FRI

3/29

Isle of Palms, SC

The Windjammer

THU

5/16

San Antonio, TX

The Rustic

FRI

5/17

Houston, TX

The Rustic

SAT

5/18

Dallas, TX

The Rustic

SAT

6/22

Charlotte, NC

River Jam at US National Whitewater Center

*with Marc Broussard

Western-themed lyric videos for the band’s recent singles can be viewed here: